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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 63

California State Assembly · California

Bill Leonard (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Wilma Strinati (D) by 25.6 points.

Bill LeonardRepublican · winner
62.8%78,351
37.2%46,365
124,716 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+19.21990R+24.81992R+35.01994R+25.61996R+20.72000R+21.82002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET